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Earthquake Dispatch from Japan: the Day After

Daniel Krieger |
03.12.2011
Raging fires, violent aftershocks, 30 foot waves sweeping away entire towns, roads shorn in half, millions without power, dazed survivors stranded on rooftops — these are the s... ...read more
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Are the Japanese More Tolerant of Irritating Noises?

Daniel Krieger |
09.26.2010
I found a way to mask the relentless buzzing of my refrigerator, which bugs me even more than the screaming tennis players and school band that practice right outside my apartme... ...read more
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Why Does Japan Keep Apologizing for its Colonial Past?

Daniel Krieger |
08.22.2010
One hundred years ago today representatives of Korea and Japan signed the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty, which gave Japan sovereignty over Korea. Though the ink hit the paper o... ...read more
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Why the Japanese are Turning Their Nipples Pink

Daniel Krieger |
07.21.2010
There’s a scene in Haruki Murakami’s novel, Norwegian Wood, in which the main character Toru is watching an adult film with a friend, who says this about one of the ... ...read more
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What Does Whale Meat Really Mean to the Japanese?

Daniel Krieger |
06.21.2010
This is a huge week for whaling in Japan. Today the International Whaling Commission’s annual meeting kicks off in Morocco as the future of Japanese whaling hangs in the b... ...read more
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Will Japan Ever Have a Smoking Ban?

Daniel Krieger |
05.31.2010
On this 23rd annual World No Tobacco Day, serious kudos are due for all the countries that have enacted smoking bans since the WHO declared May 31st a day to fill ashtrays with... ...read more


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